Where does the Malachite Kingfisher live?
Corythornis cristatus has 143,824 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 143,824 records
- 47 places
- 126 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeCorythornis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 81,242 | |
| Kenya | 13,686 | |
| Uganda | 9,069 | |
| Botswana | 4,380 | |
| Gambia | 4,031 | |
| Tanzania | 3,778 | |
| Zambia | 3,051 | |
| Rwanda | 2,729 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,453 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2,322 | |
| Ghana | 2,245 | |
| Namibia | 2,102 | |
| Senegal | 1,967 | |
| Mozambique | 1,543 | |
| Nigeria | 1,482 | |
| Malawi | 1,167 | |
| Eswatini | 1,111 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 940 | |
| DR Congo | 680 | |
| Benin | 597 | |
| Angola | 358 | |
| Cameroon | 357 | |
| Congo | 328 | |
| Gabon | 281 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 269 | |
| Burkina Faso | 251 | |
| Togo | 248 | |
| Liberia | 180 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 170 | |
| Sierra Leone | 114 | |
| Guinea | 111 | |
| Lesotho | 106 | |
| Oman | 88 | |
| Chad | 64 | |
| Burundi | 54 | |
| Central African Republic | 50 | |
| Madagascar | 36 | |
| Niger | 35 | |
| South Sudan | 35 | |
| Mali | 28 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Alcedinidae.
Belted Kingfisher
7,044,880 records
Common Kingfisher
2,586,380 records
White-throated Kingfisher
1,363,084 records
Laughing Kookaburra
1,326,925 records
Sacred Kingfisher
567,584 records
Pied Kingfisher
538,605 records
Ringed Kingfisher
493,135 records
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
223,484 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.